Youre the boss :-) In my country you must be 18 years old to ride a motorcycle. I still have 2 in the garage, but do not ride much any more. I have a Honda XRV 750 aAfrica Twin , and a KTM EGS-E 620 Adevnture, both bought new in 1998. Greetz from the Netherlands 👋
Awesome man. My son has a girlfriend from the Netherlands here in Nova Scotia. I have two 1979 XL500s and one XR500. One 1979 XL250s in parts. 1978 Z50 and a 1980 XL80s. I’d like a have a 1989 CR500
Got an 81 XL-500s yesterday for $1700. It rides but stumbles past 3/4 throttle. Hoping doing what you did in this video fixes it so I can really open her up on the road.
Just got my xl500 and came to check because the seller was correct it was jetted wrong on my carb the main jet has a very tiny hole to see through and glad to see I was correct it needed to be a lot bigger then is now I already have new rebuild kit on the way should fix it right up
There’s a small rubber O-ring where the needle goes in the carb (where the fuel comes in). Be careful it doesn’t come out if you blow compressed air in it.
@@belowzero5817 I only had one spare and used it on my last project. Maybe try searching on Facebook for a XL500 page and join it. Then ask them. I do that….
@@WeekendHobbyMechanic okay thank you if not I was thinking of taking a boot off of a different kind of carb that looks pretty similar and just using that one but hopefully i find one thank you
Nice ! This was my first motorbike, bought it in april 1980, when I was 18. Best time of my life.
Nice. I was 16 in 1979 when I bought mine.
Youre the boss :-) In my country you must be 18 years old to ride a motorcycle. I still have 2 in the garage, but do not ride much any more. I have a Honda XRV 750 aAfrica Twin , and a KTM EGS-E 620 Adevnture, both bought new in 1998. Greetz from the Netherlands 👋
Awesome man. My son has a girlfriend from the Netherlands here in Nova Scotia.
I have two 1979 XL500s and one XR500. One 1979 XL250s in parts. 1978 Z50 and a 1980 XL80s. I’d like a have a 1989 CR500
Thanks for making this video. Got my 1978 XL250S running again!
Awesome!
Got an 81 XL-500s yesterday for $1700. It rides but stumbles past 3/4 throttle. Hoping doing what you did in this video fixes it so I can really open her up on the road.
Made new exhaust for my 81 xl250s came out nice
WOW very explicit. Thanks for sharing!
Just got my xl500 and came to check because the seller was correct it was jetted wrong on my carb the main jet has a very tiny hole to see through and glad to see I was correct it needed to be a lot bigger then is now I already have new rebuild kit on the way should fix it right up
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This was very helpful. Thank you for the video.
Glad the video helped...
Thanks, now I have the guts to do the same to my 1978 XL250s ...
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i think i am going to try this on my grandfathers hand me down! 78' Xl250S
There’s a small rubber O-ring where the needle goes in the carb (where the fuel comes in). Be careful it doesn’t come out if you blow compressed air in it.
Can’t get gas to squirt out at the end, any idea what I did wrong or what I should look for? Great video btw, was very helpful.
Checkout the video at 11:00mins. Were the holes in the membrane good? Does the Accelerator pump shaft move when you twist the throttle?
Would this be the same procedure on 1981 xr500? Seems to look like the same carb
Same.
I have a 1982 xl500r and want to swap in a mikuni carb. Any idea what the best size and jetting would be?
Don’t know off hand. I put a 1979 XR500 carb (and intake boot) on my XL500s. 2mm bigger.
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I have the exact same carb. Can’t find pilot jet anywhere on it. Does it have one? Thanks for the video!
Check at 10mins into the video. There’s a small rubber o-ring, spring and then the adjustment screw.
what dimension kn filter goes on dis karb
2-inch opening.
Is that a PD10a carburetor
PD7A.
Hey do you think you need that little rubber boot for the accelerator pump rod ?
That rubber boot needs to be in good shape, the pump won’t work if it’s deformed.
@@WeekendHobbyMechanic oh no my pump doesn’t even have one any idea where I might find one ?
@@belowzero5817 I only had one spare and used it on my last project. Maybe try searching on Facebook for a XL500 page and join it. Then ask them. I do that….
@@WeekendHobbyMechanic okay thank you if not I was thinking of taking a boot off of a different kind of carb that looks pretty similar and just using that one but hopefully i find one thank you
@@belowzero5817 Let me know if it works...
but u didnt tune the carb at the end ......
What size main jet do you use?
Stock is 155.
@@WeekendHobbyMechanic ok, my Xl 500 81 runs a bit boggy. It's got a high compression piston and a 140 main jet. Maybe I should try a bigger jet?
@@TopRevs 140 is too small. This jet controls 3/4 to wide open throttle.
Alguien me puede decir el número del chiklec d gasolina de alta por favor
What do you mean by “del chiklec”?
El hueco por donde pasa la gasolina en alta el carburador de mi XL 500 es de 108 es muy chico se atora el original q cuánto es
Yes too small. The main jet size is 155 from factory.